Lemuel Chyme
Palookaville Free Press
Nov 27, 2025
Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle often inserted his own opinions into his characters. Particularly Sherlock Holmes, who said in “The Adventure of the Noble Batchelor” :
“It is always a joy to meet an American, Mr Moulton, for I am one of those who believes that the folly of the monarch and the blundering of a minister in far-gone years will not prevent our children from being someday citizens of the same worldwide country under a flag that will be a quartering of the Union Jack with The Stars And Stripes.”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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After Brexit, I had wondered whether we could form an Anglosphere Union that would not only rival the EU but be superior to it.
Wiki :
“As early as 1897, Albert Venn Dicey proposed an Anglo-Saxon “intercitizenship” during an address to the Fellows of All Souls at Oxford.”
I like the Anglo-Saxon reference, since it is a term used as a pejorative by the dwarf nazi Dmitry Medvedev.
To be hated by that evil runt is a badge of honour.
Sample rant :
‘we need to solve the problem at its root and immediately sink the damned island of Anglo-Saxon dogs.’
Another exact from Wiki :
“The American businessman James C. Bennett, a proponent of the idea that there is something special about the cultural and legal (common law) traditions of English-speaking nations, writes in his 2004 book The Anglosphere Challenge:
The Anglosphere, as a network civilization without a corresponding political form, has necessarily imprecise boundaries. Geographically, the densest nodes of the Anglosphere are found in the United States and the United Kingdom. English-speaking Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and English-speaking South Africa (who constitute a very small minority in that country) are also significant populations. The English-speaking Caribbean, English-speaking Oceania and the English-speaking educated populations in Africa and India constitute other important nodes.
Bennett argues that there are two challenges confronting his concept of the Anglosphere. The first is finding ways to cope with rapid technological advancement and the second is the geopolitical challenges created by what he assumes will be an increasing gap between anglophone prosperity and economic struggles elsewhere.
British historian Andrew Roberts claims that the Anglosphere has been central in the First World War, Second World War and Cold War. He goes on to contend that anglophone unity is necessary for the defeat of Islamism.”
I’d say that it’s also necessary; indeed pretty much essential, for the defeat of putinaZiism.
Sadly it seems we have to wait until the current isolationism has been kicked into touch by the people of the formerly great country of America. For that to happen, the Putin wing of the GOP also has to be sidelined. Or better still, eliminated.
But also the wokery faction of the Dems has to go; ie that ridiculous strand of thought that implies that backward, savage cultures and societies are somehow of equal value to liberal democracy.
Mark Strand has written an article today:
Why Our Nation Should Give Thanks
Gratitude takes the focus off ourselves and recognizes our many blessings
The full article can be accessed here :
https://markstrand.substack.com/p/why-our-nation-should-give-thanks-a87
Here is a brief extract that is pertinent to the above :
“In the church I attend, we have a prayer of general confession, where we ask forgiveness for the things we have done but also for the things we have left undone. Sins of omission are as serious as sins we actively commit. This can be true of nations as well.”
“In today’s world, we find ourselves helping other nations to protect their freedom and human dignity. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has assassinated political opponents, jailed dissidents, and waged cruel war in Syria and Ukraine. He has deprived the Russian people of their freedom while attempting to steal the freedom of the Ukrainian people. His actions are evil, but it would also be a sin of omission if we, with our great capabilities, did nothing to stop him. Yes, for many reasons, helping Ukraine is in our national interests, but there is also a moral imperative to defend freedom for ourselves and others.”
Mark Strand is currently an adjunct professor of legislative affairs at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and the co-author of the book Surviving Inside Congress. He is a 2017 Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Fellow. He also writes a blog, Politics and Sausage Making, available on SubStack (https://markstrand.substack.com).
Quote Origin: “Laws are Like Sausages. Better Not to See Them Being Made.”